Chemo adm cns w/lmbr punct at St. Francis Hospital
34515 Ninth Avenue South, Federal Way, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1093713091
$214.12
Cash price Discounted cash price What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge. Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$682.28
Gross charge Gross charge (chargemaster price) The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this. Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$341.14 with Cigna vs $1,654.18 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →Payer ?Payer The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on. Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509. Full explanation → |
Plan ?Plan The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates. Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Cigna | Commercial|All Plans | $341.14 | ↑ +59% |
| SoundPath | Medicare|All Plans | $369.18 | ↑ +72% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $369.18 | ↑ +72% |
| Optum | Medicare|All Plans | $372.87 | ↑ +74% |
| BCBS - Regence | Medicare|All Plans | $380.26 | ↑ +78% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $380.26 | ↑ +78% |
| BCBS - Premera | Medicare|All Plans | $380.26 | ↑ +78% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $395.02 | ↑ +84% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $398.71 | ↑ +86% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $398.71 | ↑ +86% |
| Amerigroup | Medicare|All Plans | $402.41 | ↑ +88% |
| Seattle Medical Group | Medicare|All Plans | $424.56 | ↑ +98% |
| CHPW | Medicare|All Plans | $424.56 | ↑ +98% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Rental | $491.25 | ↑ +129% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $511.71 | ↑ +139% |
| Sound Family Medicine | Commercial|All Plans | $701.44 | ↑ +228% |
| Molina | Commercial|Marketplace Exchange | $708.83 | ↑ +231% |
| Coordinated Care | Commercial|Ambetter Exchange | $730.98 | ↑ +241% |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange | $783.96 | ↑ +266% |
| Uniform Medical Plan | Commercial|All Plans | $837.00 | ↑ +291% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|HMO | $905.03 | ↑ +323% |
| BCBS - Regence | Commercial|All Plans | $959.75 | ↑ +348% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|PPO | $995.60 | ↑ +365% |
| First Choice | Commercial|All Plans | $1,076.25 | ↑ +403% |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,133.29 | ↑ +429% |
| United | Commercial|Navigate | $1,186.32 | ↑ +454% |
| United | Commercial|Cascade Care | $1,248.77 | ↑ +483% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,248.77 | ↑ +483% |
| Aetna | Commercial|AWH | $1,406.05 | ↑ +557% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,654.18 | ↑ +673% |
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Chemo adm cns w/lmbr punct at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle | $1,540.80 | $382.49 – $1,455.12 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane | $1,135.40 | $368.07 – $1,114.56 |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle | $1,540.80 | $382.49 – $1,408.68 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah | $1,540.80 | $280.20 – $1,455.12 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | Walla Walla | $828.10 | $202.70 – $680.94 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | Richland | $620.20 | $128.51 – $1,210.54 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane | $884.80 | $128.26 – $966.20 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus | Everett | $659.36 | $158.75 – $1,300.32 |